Biography

Dr. Carl Winter is the Director of the FoodSafe Program and Extension Food Toxicologist in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California at Davis.  Prior to coming to Davis in 1991, he was Extension Toxicologist at the University of California at Riverside from 1987-91 and science writer for the Richmond-Times Dispatch newspaper in 1985.  He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry and a B.S. in Environmental Toxicology, both from the University of California at Davis.  His research and outreach work focus upon pesticide residues and naturally-occurring toxins in foods, food chemical and microbiological risk assessment, and food safety education using music.  He has authored two books and more than 100 publications in both the scientific and lay literature. Dr. Winter gives 40-50 news media interviews annually and has frequently been invited to testify before the U.S. Congress on pesticide/food safety issues.

Honors, Awards, and Appointments
2010-2014 – Member, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Advisory Committee
2009 – NSF International Food Safety Leadership Award for Education and Training
2008 – Elected Fellow, Institute of Food Technologists
2008 – Inaugural Keiser Distinguished Lecturer, Ohio Northern University
2003 – Hod Ogden Award, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1999-2003 – Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Food Technologists
1985 – American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship

Publications – Books, Journal Articles, and Book Chapters
Dr. Carl Winter’s Publication List